There is a sense in which we cannot help being who we are. And there is a sense in which who we are is the direct result of our decisions and choices throughout our life. We are very much Yin/Yang in this way, in the eternal struggle between the Me and the Not-Me from birth to the grave, and perhaps beyond, who knows?

Who do we say we are? Who do we say we are not? What do we do to make certain this dichotomy is accurately reflected/exhibited throughout our life? So that we live in ways that consistently declare who we are and are not, day by day, all along the way.